Michael is Deputy Head of the Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine
and visiting medical officer in Allergy, Immunology & Respiratory medicine at the Alfred
Hospital in Melbourne. His current research program covers the epidemiology of asthma and
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, including genetic and environmental risk factors
such as air pollution and occupation, and the role of spirometry in managing these
conditions. He also provides epidemiological expertise to the Australian Centre for
Radiofrequency Bioeffects Research.